Florida
Bee Removal, Inc. is a licensed
and insured company for your protection.
Be sure any company you hire for bee or pest
removal can show you credentials including license
and insurance. If they can not, choose
another company.

Please make
sure you hire a certified Pest Control Operator
(PCO) for your bee issues. Due to the ever
expanding presence of Africanized bees in Florida,
the state recommends a PCO for eradication of bees
in and around homes. The African honey bee
is considerably more defensive of the bee hive
than the European honey bee.

*Africanized
Bee Removal

*Yellow
Jacket Removal

*Honey
Bee Removal

*Hornet
Removal

*Wasp
Removal

*Hive
& Honey Removal

Florida
Bee Removal specializes in live removal and relocation of
bees in Pinellas Beaches.
In addition to bee removal (including Africanized
bees) we remove wasps, hornets, yellow jackets as
well as bee hive and honey removal. We are
licensed and insured and perform bee removal
service not only in Pinellas Beaches, but the entire state
of Florida. Call Florida Bee Removal whether
you need bee removal services, or perhaps you have
a bee swarm or yellow jacket nest on your property
and would just like additional information.
We have been in the bee removal business over 50
years and enjoy every bee removal adventure. You are never a bother to us, we love the phone to
buzz for bees!

If you are located in Florida,
you come into contact with bees. It's just a fact
of life. Sadly, you don't know if you're dealing
with aggressive bees or non-aggressive bees until
it's too late. At Florida Bee Removal, our experts
are highly qualified and properly trained in safe,
effective bee removal techniques. We offer
same-day service at a fair price.

When we can safely and
effectively perform it, Florida Bee Removal
prefers to practice live bee removal of the bee
hive if at all possible. When we have safely
removed the live bees from your property on the
Pinellas Beaches, we turn
them over to a local beekeeper so they may be
safely managed. When we have safely
removed the live bees from your property we turn
them over to a local beekeeper so they may be
safely managed. Our goal is not to
exterminate bees, rather remove the danger of the
bees from your property and keep them in their
natural habitat so they can continue benefit our
evironment. Other stinging and aggressive
insects such as wasps and yellow jackets must be
exterminated and removed from the
site.

We can extract established bee
hives from walls, chimneys, roofs, under sheds,
and other areas where bees like to build a hive.
Bees can easily fit into an area the size of a
pencil eraser. The bee removal process also
inlcudes finding the point of entry. Once we
have completed your bee removal process, we will
guarantee you will not have bees return to that
specific location.

Bee
Removal ~ Yellow Jacket Removal ~ Wasp Removal ~
Hornet Removal

Relocation of Wild Honey Bees

The State Of Florida has determined that
eradication of wild bees is the safest method of
Honey Bee control. However, there is no current
rule/law requiring feral bee colonies (Those
having no bee keeper) to be automatically killed.
When eradication is deemed necessary, licensed
pest control operators only are certified to apply
appropriate products onto a bee infestation.
The most comprehensive solution, to unwanted bee
hives, is to employ an entity skilled in
determining if a bee issue should be eradicated or
relocated. The entity should be both certified in
General Household Pest control and experienced in
apiculture (Honey bee expert ).

Relocation of a bee colony involves removal of
both bees and combs from one location ( deemed
unwanted or unsafe ) to a more desirable ( safer )
habitat. One must bee safe in this
procedure—being careful not to endanger people,
pets, and property. Relocation requires more time to
accomplish than eradication and therefore, demands
a higher fee. About three-fourths of relocated bee
colonies abscond ( swarm away ) soon after removal
from their original hive site. These absconders
could swarm to an undesirable
location—complicating matters

Bee pests and pathogens (germs) are a constant
threat to our Apian friends. In some areas of
Florida, Honey bee losses continue to escalate.
Rogue use of pesticides, exotic pests, and poor
bee keeping management threatens to further reduce
bee colony numbers. Less pollinators can
result in less food for man. Without sufficient
crop reproduction, we could be forced onto an
unsavory diet of carrots and potatoes. Food prices
would go out of sight. It is therefore important
to save bee colonies whenever possible.

JULYHEAT CAN CREATE STRESS IN HONEY BEE
COLONIES

Adult
honeybees can survive temperatures as high as 122
degrees F. However,
their survival depends upon an efficient HVAC crew
to remove excessive heat from their hives. A bee
colony employs ventilation and H2O evaporation to
accomplish necessary cooling of themselves and
their hive environment.

On hot summer days, AC bees arrange
themselves in a manner which promotes the flow of
air into and out of their home. When water is
present, in the colony, the airflow caries
calories of heat to the ambient air outside.

When
relocating bee colonies, this heat production must
be controlled. The bees should not be transferred
with combs and honey. Ventilation must also be
provided by hiving the colony in a container open
at the top and large enough to allow for ample
space between the individual insects. Cardboard
boxes are good for these types of honey bee
relocations. Never cram a bee colony into too
small a space.

The
Sting Operation uses mesh laundry bags to cover
the boxed bees.
They usually travel comfortably when placed in the
AC within the cab of our vehicles. An occasional
sprinkling of water helps cool a bee colony in
transit.

Occasionally,
a honeybee swarm will elect to construct its wax
net from a tree limb or upon a structure.
Exposed bee colonies exhibit unique issues not
usually found with bees in wall voids or
contained, unexposed to the elements.
Exposed bee colonies are more protective of their
nest since the beehive is very vulnerable to
predators, and honeycombs are subject to being
dislodged in high wind conditions.

Disturbed
honeybees often attack in large numbers, sensing
that surrounding people and animals have
threatened them. Many times, there will be
two issues to control-bees on the ground and bees
remaining on comb remnants in the tree or
structure.

Fallen
honycombs, from exposed bee colonies, pose an
immediate danger. An Issue, such as this,
can be safely handled by contacting the
professionals with over 50 years experience -
Florida Bee Removal.

LOCAL
BEE STING EMERGENCIES

On
the 26th of June, 2017, a call was placed to
Florida Bee Removal by the Hendry County Sheriff's
Department. The deputy was requesting
assistance in extricating a 67 year old man from a
swarm of bees. The man was stung more than
100 times and needed to be removed from the bee
attack. The local fire department used foam
to disable teh swarm while they removed the victim
to safety.

Today,
most fire departments have procedures in place to
effectively deal with honeybee and wasp attacks.
However this has not always been the case.
About 10 years ago, some young boys were riding
dirt bikes near a bee yard in St Petersburg,
Florida. One of the riders slid into a
beehive, toppling it. Before emergency
services arrived, the boy was covered with mad
bees. The ambulance crew bravely rescued the
victim and they were also stung many times.

Bee
stings are painful. However, one sting can
be fatal to the 1-2% of victims who may experience
anaphylactic shock which can shut off breathing.
Others may be affected with excessive swelling or
local infection.

For
removal of nuisance or dangerous honeybee/wasp
issues, call upon Florida Bee Removal to attend to
your safety needs throughout Central and South
Florida.

***Honey
Bee Emergency Response Training is available
through UF/IFAS 850-674-8323 FIRE/RESCUE, AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT are encouraged to attend.

FLORIDA
BEE REMOVAL 2016

This
year looks to be especially busy for bee removal
calls. Please hire a licensed and insured
company for your bee removal, as bee swarms may be
agressive. This
unfortunate person in Florida already found
out how aggressive a bee swarm can be this year.
In
addition, please don't take it upon yourself to
remove the bees, as these
people were injured in April of 2015 while
being to close to a bee hive.

Bee removal or relocation
becomes necessary when bee swarms suddenly appear
on trees, in containers, or around structures.
Also, established bee colonies, with combs, need
removal when they interfere with normal human
activities.

In
the fall of 1962, several of us young lads
discovered honey bees, nesting high in a majestic
Hickory tree. We fabricated some protective
clothing and, with the aid of a cross-cut saw,
brought down the splintering tree along with the
bee colony. For several hours, there was a great
deal of befuddlement and misbehavior. Upon our
return, the following morning, the bee colony had
formed a swarm upon a tree limb. A gunney sac was
used to encase the bees and branch, upon which
they had landed. A local farmer bequeathed to us
an old weather-worn bee hive, in which we
introduced the swarm. We placed a pane of glass
under the telescopic lid of the hive body. This
made viewing safer as we watched honey bees store
nectar, pollen, and other provisions from late
fall plants.

As Indian Summer faded, the arrival of cold
weather caused the bees to become less active.
There was very little left to do other than to
snuggle with their honey. This adventure took
place over 50 years ago and, I assure you, the
pleasure of working with bees has increased over
the years.

Once again, it is early February. A brisk,
bracing breeze greets the fiery sunrise across the
Green Swamp. Blossoming red and golden Maples hum
with bee visitors stocking up on early provisions
of nectar and pollen. This bounty will soon be
followed by Florida Willows adding to the build-up
period.

By February 15th, Florida Bee
Removal will be called upon to resolve bee swarm
issues from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale and withinthe cities of Tampa Bay . The degree of
reproductive swarming will depend upon the success
of the late winter build-up. It is not unusual to
receive over 20 bee swarm concerns on a warm
mid-February afternoon.

There
are thousands of commercial bee colonies, now
placed in close proximity to millions of acres of
citrus. The nectar flow, from this source, often
drips from the trees and bees can be heard humming
among the blossoms. When the bee hives become
heavy, with stored honey and replete with
thousands of young worker bees, the issuance of
reproductive swarms may number in the hundreds.

The
bee swarms, if true to nature, will follow
observable behaviors: 1- approximately ˝ of bees
in a colony, along with the old queen, swarm away
to establish a new family; 2- The swarm alights
upon a plant or structure; 3- search bees
investigate and evaluate potential nesting sites;
4- a location is chosen and the bee swarm alights
near the portal of the selected void or space; 5-
the domestic crew does a final inspection; 6- the
bee swarm takes possession of the new home; 7-the
bees, full of honey, secrete beeswax and fashion
it into comb; 8- the old queen deposits eggs into
the comb until she is replaced due to declining
productivity; 9- field worker bees gather nectar,
pollen, propolis, and water; 10- nurse bees care
for developing brood and finally,11- Florida Bee Removal is called to deal
with bees that are inconveniently located.

Since
2015 was a busy year, Florida Bee Removal has been
able to invest in new technologies and has
improved its bee control procedures. We can be
Johnny-on-the-spot when called upon for both
routine and emergency bee service. We offer free
bee removal advice and free bee removal estimates.
Florida Bee Removal dba Apian Services is looking
forward to sharing your bee removal adventures in
2016

2016
marks the beginning of our 55th year in the
adventurous pursuit of bee removal and relocation.
I still remember well those indian summer days of
fall in North Carolina. Asters and
goldenrods lingered still along rural roadsides
and abundantly in meadows and on hillsides.
This rich floral display was the bees' final
banquet prior to winter. Drifting red and
yellow leaves would soon litter the forest floor
turning brown and crunching beneath our feet.

Here,
In Florida, bees work year-round storing tons of
honey and providing pollination of crops. In
late September, brazilian pepper trees bloom
profusely. This attracts beekeepers from
other states as well as local apiarists. In
the presence of thousands of bee hives, bee swarms
are apt to appear on any day. Bee swarms
take residence in structures, trees, and in
containers. Some of these are accessible
enough to relocate.

Pepper
nectar produces yellow honecomb. The honey
itself has a bitter aftertaste but is excellent
for use in baked products. Since bees are
valuable to out survival, Florida bee removal
attempts to relocate honeybee colonies whenever
feasible when our customers call for bee removal
services. As our bee removal business has
been in our family for generations we are prepared
to take care of your bee removal issues both now
and in the future.

2017
Bee Removal

Florida
honeybee populations were adversely affected this
period by several factors: loss of nectar
flow, storms, and exotic pests; to name a few.
These conditions contriuted to diminished bee
colony numbers which resulted in loss of income to
beekeeepers.

Florida
beekeepers depend upon spring honey flows to
bolster their investment income for the
year. 2017 was a failure for orange blossom
honey. Palmeto and gall berry sources did
not adequately produce in the late spring.
Much of the summer was devoted to recouping losses
by splitting bee colonies and the feeding of sugar
syrup and pollen supplements.

During
the height of a promising orange blossom season
(March-April) high winds descended upon the
Highland Ridge, dislodging blossoms from the
citrus trees.

Our
Winter Season..

Florida Bee Removal Adventures
have begun to diminish as an arctic cold front
sweeps across the United States.Florida bee keepers will not feel the
effects of frigid weather as much as others.This means that many migrant keepers of
bees will be wintering their hives here in central
and southern Florida.Florida Bee Removal will continue to be
called upon for isolated bee and wasp issues for
which we are happy to respond to.

Bee colonies need ample honey
stores in order to overcome the cold of winter.
Bees radiate heat when they consume sufficient
honey. This radiant flow keeps their brood ( baby
bees ) warm as well as themselves. Bee keepers
often supply their colonies with sugar syrup when
honey supplies are low. Bees will freeze to death
when they run out of fuel.

When
bee removal activities slow down, an occasional
adventurous opportunity may present itself. I
recall such an event in the winter of 2011. U.S.
Sugar Corporation employed “The Bee Sting
Operation” to remove 20 bee hives from several
farm structures. The location was approx. 30
miles south of Clewiston, their headquarters. The
Bee team cut and exposed the bee colonies while
extracting a 55 gallon container of honey along
with about 100 pounds of honeybees.

On our way back north to Clewiston, we were
surrounded by thousands ofacres of sugar cane ripened beneath the
Florida sun. Overhead, a pair of eagles
soared and an osprey flew across a waterway
,sporting a fish in its talons. The team members
were inspired by the wild beauty ofthis place as we celebrated our bee
adventure with a deep sense of accomplishment.

*The State of Florida
recommends that all bee colonies not managed by
beekeepers nesting in close proximity to areas
frequented by people or domestic animals be
eradicated by a licensed and insured Pest Control
Operator or removed by a registered beekeeper for
purposes of public safety. It can not be
stressed enough that bee removal should only be
performed by a licensed and insured professional
bee removal company, as death or serious injury
could result to bystanders or the person
attempting the bee removal. In addition to
bee removal and relocation, we perform yellow
jacket removal. Yellow jackets are very
defensive. Did you know the yellow jacket
stinger is about twice as long as a honey bee
stinger?*

BEE
REMOVAL FROMBIRD
HOUSES

HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW
ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES?WELL, IN SOME CASES, BEES MISTAKE
AVIARIES FOR APIARIES. WHEN BEE SWARMS
TAKE A LIKING TO BIRD HOUSES, THE BIRDS,
DUCKS, OWLS, AND OTHER AVIANS, MUST
DEPART. A BEE SWARM CAN CONSIST OF UPWARDS
TO 15,000 INDIVIDUALS, EACH WORKER BEE
POSSESING A VENOMOUS STINGING DEVICE.
THEIR VENOM TRUMPS CLAWS AND BEAKS.

THE USUAL RESOLUTION, FOR BEE
COLONIES IN BOXES, IS TO RELOCATE THE
ENTIRE UNIT, COVERING IT WITH A LARGE
VENTED LAUNDRY BAG. AFTER RELOCATION, THE
BEE COLONY SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO A
MANAGED HIVE. THIS IS THE
BEST WAY
TO PROTECT THE BEE POPULATION FROM
DISEASES AND PARASITES----RFM

Bee
Keepers locate thousands of bee hives in
close proximity to this introduced invasive
plant. From mid August through September,
the plants produce tons of lemon-colored
nectar. The honey is excellent as a bakery
ingredient. However, the pure honey has a
distinct bitter aftertaste. Bee colonies
prosper by storing surpluses up to
200 lbs
. Attempts at eradication or removal of this
plant has been unsuccessful.Oh well; the bee and wasp population
benefits from the nectar and birds love the
red fruit. Bee swarms and bee scouts are
abundant due to the large number of
reproductive bee colonies. Removal of the
bee hives occurs in November after the
nectar flow has ceased. Wild bee issues slow
after the removal of the managed bee hives.

Bee
Removal entails a blending of apian and construction
skills, learned primarily by hands-on experience. A
bee removal specialist has to know how to expose bee
colonies within a structure, a tree, or container.
In addition, recognition ofbee and wasps species, along with thepotential danger
they pose, is essential in making a professional
decision as to how the bee or wasp issue should be
resolved.

Bee
removal control and relocation is a relatively young
pursuit. In earlier times( about 30 yrs. ago ), bee keepers were
called upon to capture bee swarms or do a trap-out
from a wall or tree. The service was usually free
since the bee keeper was happy to have a valuable
bee colony for honey and pollination.

In
recent years, the honey bee and bee keeper have
been plagued by unwanted races of bees(
Africanized-defensive bees ), bee mites, little
hive beetles, foulbrood, disappearing disease, and
increasing bee deaths due to the unscrupulous use
of pesticides. Due to the likely spread of bee
pests and bee pathogens, The Florida Department of
Agriculture has advised thatbee removal operators eradicate the wild
bee colonies ( those having no bee keeper ) to
which they come in contact.

Florida
Bee Removal, inc attempts to relocate wild bee
colonies, based upon how defensive the colony
behaves and how accessible the bees and honey
combs are. In dangerous situations, bee and wasp
removal may require eradication with a pesticide
labeled for use on bees, wasps, and other venomous
insects.

Florida
Bee Removal dba Apian Services is certified,
licensed, insured, and experienced in all phases
of bee and wasp management. Check out our
credentials atfloridabeeremovalcredentials.com and then
call for a free bee removal proposal.

These photos and descriptions of
different types of bees may help you better relay
your bee problem to a Florida Bee Removal
specialist. If you can't find what your
looking for there, feel free to call
Florida Bee Removal. We want your bee
removal bizzness!!

Africanized Bees

Africanized
honey bees –also called “killer bees”–are
established in many parts of Florida. Although the
killer reputation has been greatly exaggerated,
the presence of Africanized honey bees increases
the chances of people being stung. Learning about
the Africanized honey bee and taking certain
precautions can lower the risk of being injured by
this new insect in our environment.The
Africanized honey bee is closely related to the
European honey bee used in agriculture for crop
pollination and honey production. The
two types of bees look the same and their behavior
is similar in many respects. Neither is likely to
sting when gathering nectar and pollen from
flowers, but both will sting in defense if
provoked. A swarm of bees in flight or briefly at
rest seldom bothers people. However, all bees
become defensive when they settle, begin producing
wax comb and raising young.

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets
are an infrequent uninvited inhabitant in and arouns
Florida homes and businesses. They are
classified as wasps (vespula) but differ in several
ways from bees: 1. Yellowjackets are
usually black and yellow-striped with smooth bodies.
Bees are hairy and brown. 2. Wasps feed
their brood on masticated insects. Bees feed
their larvae on pollen, honey, and royal jelly.
3. Yellow Jackets fashion paper nests.
Their nurseries consist of a series of combs
separated by pedicles (stem-like structures) with
brood facing downward. Bees secrete wax with
which they engineer their combs. The cells
have a hexagonal shape and slant slightly upward.
Combs face outward. There are exceptions to
most generalities. For example: Bald
faced hornets are black with white markings.
They are more closely related to yellow jackets than
hornets. Nest construction and feeding habits
are similar to wasps. However, their nests are
generally aerial. Yellow Jackets can be found
in most regions of the world. They vary in
size, coloration, and habitat. However, they
are often discovered as in-ground colonies, in
attics, walls, wrapped up in old carpets, discarded
containers, and attached to palm trees-to name a few
possible habitats. Over the past 50 years, I
have been called upon to remove hundreds of yellow
jacket nests. Some species have been observed to
construct nests as large as the bed of a full-sized
pickup truck. I removed an aerial colony in Lakeland
that contained over 200 pounds of brood. It was
attached at 10 feet in a Pineapple Palm, along the
south shore of Scott Lake.

Yellow jacket
nests can be eradicated and removed at anytime of
the day using safe and successful methods,
appropriate for the situation. In our
formative years, a few vain attemptes were
encountered resulting in painful stinging incidents.
Our current procedures protect the public and
devices have been engineered to get the bee or
yellow jacket removal done quickly. In
overview wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, and bees
are all closely related (Order-Hymenoptera).
They defend their nests by injecting venom into
their enemies. All perform useful activities
to earth's environment. They pose a threat to
humans and their property when they inadvertedly
locate in close proximity. Florida Bee Removal
- Apian Services is here to assist civilization in
the safe removal of stinging insects.

BEE
WARE---BEE SWARMS ARE ON THE HORIZON

CLUSTERED

HONEY

BEE
SWARM

(GOOGLE
IMAGE)

THE
WESTERFELT FAMILY WAS HAVING A BACK-YARD
COOKOUT WHEN THE SKY SUDDENLY TURNED BLACK
WITH THOUSANDS OF SWARMING BEES. THE INSECTS
APPEARED INTERESTED IN A NEARBY ORANGE TREE,
ON WHICH THEY CLUSTERED. THE MASS RESEMBLED
A BASKETBALL. ALTHOUGH THIS EVENT FRIGHTENED
THE FAMILY, THE APIANS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO
ATACK ANYONE.HONEY BEE SWARMS ARE, MOST OFTEN,
SPLITS FROM BEE HIVES IN AN ATTEMPT TO
INCREASE BEE HIVE NUMBERS. SINCE BEE HIVES
AND BEE KEEPERS HAVE INCREASED
LATELY, THE CHANCE OF WITNESSING A
BEE SWARM IS MORE LIKELY THAN PREVIOUS YEARS
(2014). BEE
SWARMING WILL COMMENCE, IN EARNEST, AROUND
MARCH FIRST AS ORANGE AND OTHER CITRUS TREES
BLOSSOM. CITIES WHICH MAY BE MOST AFFECTED
ARE:
LAKELAND
, WINTER HAVEN,TAMPA,
PLANT
CITY
,
BRADENTON
,
SARASOTA
, SEBRING, AND OTHER
CENTRAL
FLORIDA
CITIES
.
FLORIDA
BEE REMOVAL CAN NORMALLY RELOCATE
BEE SWARMS TO A BEE KEEPER.

RAYMOND MILLS-BEE KEEPER BS USF

Did you know?

*Honeybees are not
native to the USA. They are European in origin,
and were brought to North America by the early
settlers.

*Certified pest
control operators are the only people according to
Florida law that are allowed to apply pesticides
to honey bees for bee removal, so if you are
having a bee removal issue, contact a PCO.

*Honeybees are not
aggressive by nature, and will not sting unless
protecting their hive from an intruder or are
unduly provoked.

*The queen bee can
live for several years. Worker bees live for 6
weeks during the busy summer, and for 4-9 months
during the winter months.

*In Florida ,
"managed bee hives" are cultured by bee
keepers. They are required to be registered,
inspected by DACS, and to consist of gentle
stock. Harming or theft of managed bee hives could
be a 3rd degree felony. A wild bee hive is
one that has no bee keeper and can be eradicated,
by an authorized entity, if deemed necessary.

*Unlike bees,
yellow jackets do not store surpluses of honey,
produce wax, nor secrete royal jelly. Instead,
they feed their brood with meat products
masticated from other insects or other
animals. The Yellow jacket species are very
aggressive, and like bee removal, yellow jacket
removal should not be attempted by a novice. Call
a professional.

*Bee removal is a
necessity, as bee infestations can cause thousands
of dollars in damage to your home or
business. After the bee removal, a comb
filled with larvae, pollen and honey still
remain. Without the bees to regulate the
temperature of the comb the wax capping can
melt and the honey could leak out resulting in
ruined drywall, wall covering, carpet, etc.

*Often confused
with bees, yellow jackets are much more
aggressive, and most reported "bee
stings" may in fact be yellow jacket stings.
Yellow Jackets are easily provoked and unlike
bees, they will attack in force chasing the
perceived threat for large distances. The
easiest and safest option for bee removal and
yellow jacket removal is to hire Florida Bee
Removal. If you're determined to do it yourself,
know that the likelihood of getting stung is high.
Compared
to the larger barbs in honey bees, yellow jackets
have lance like stingers with small barbs and are
capable of stinging repeatedly.

*Honey bees will
often form waxen nests attached to tree limbs and
structures (referred to as "exposed
colonies").
Recently, a basketball-sized bee colony was
discovered hanging from a tree limb in Bradenton,
Florida
(see
the story and photos here with Tiffany
Tompkins at the Bradenton Herald). This bee
relocation was accomplished using a cardboard box
and a laundry bag. After the bee box reached the
apiary (bee yard), it was shaken into a wooden box
of frames containing wax foundation. Within a few
days, it is hoped that the bee colony will store
lots of honey and become better suited for managed
bee manipulations.

*A
male honey bee is known as a drone. His job is to
chase down a queen bee and inseminate her. The
egg-bearing queen can then lay either fertile or
sterile brood. A drone bee results from a
non-fertile egg. Therefore, a drone bee has
grandparents and a mother but no father.

*If
you see a large cluster of bees with no apparent
bee hive, don't spray them with insecticide.
Chances are these bees are gentle, as they have no
babies or home to defend. Let Florida Bee
Removal perform a live bee removal for you at a
very low price. This is the chance to remove
the bees without killing them before they build a
bee hive on your property which they will defend
to the end!

*Just
because you have bees on your property does not
necessarily mean that the bees must be removed.When you call Florida Bee Removal we may
ask you some questions and advise you a bee
removal visit is not necessary.Why?Because
some bee swarms will simply move on and leave you
and your family alone.

*It
is not necessary to disturb the hive itself to
initiate an Africanized Bee attack. In fact,
Africanized bees have been known to respond
viciously to mundane occurrences, including noises
or even vibrations from vehicles, equipment and
pedestrians. Keep your children and pets
away from the bee hive or swarm if its on your
property.

*Africanized
bees are less discriminating in their choice of
nests than native bees, utilizing a variety of
natural and man-made objects, including hollow
trees, walls, porches, sheds, attics, utility
boxes, garbage containers and abandoned vehicles.
They also tend to swarm more often than other
honey bees.

*Once
Africanized bees are disturbed, the colonies
remain agitated for 24 hours, and can attack
people and animals within a range of a quarter
mile from the bee hive. Although their venom
is no more potent, Africanized bees attack in far
greater numbers than native honeybees.

*In
Florida, the number of registered beekeepers has
grown significantly. This is believed to be
attributed to a 2012 State law that took away the
power of local municipalities to decide whether
bees could be kept in residential areas.
This will ultimately lead to more calls for bee
removal services, as urban area beekeeping
activities increase so will the bee swarms which
is a natural means of reproduction of honeybee
colonies.

*Africanized
bees often enter European colonies to mingle and
mate with them. Such mating results in more hybrid
bees having African genes and tendencies
dominating over European ones. An entire colony
may suddenly take on aggressive and short-tempered
behavior thus prompting your call for bee removal.

*The
reason a bee swarm looks like a clump of bees, is
because all of the workers are gathered around the
queen, hence forming a clump. They are
focused on finding a new nest, not on attacking.

*Honeybee
swarm season in Florida typically goes from April
through August. When the bees swarm, half of
the bee colony splits off and is looking for a new
home. This is typically when you notice the
bees and call Florida Bee Removal for help!

*When wild bee swarms appear in an area, it is evidence that other bee hives are nearby; those maintained by beekeepers, as well as those established in trees and other voids. The swarms follow several steps: scout bees look for a suitable habitat, the swarm lands at the habitat, and then the colony enters.

*Simply
exterminating a bee hive in a structure without
removing the hive will cause bees to re-colonize
at that location due to the honey and pheremones
left attracting other bees. Call Florida Bee
Removal to make sure the job is done right!

*The
ancient Egyptians used honey as food and medicine.
It was also used in offerings and for embalming
the dead. Beeswax was used in magic rites, for
preserving and also in medicine.

*To
spray the bees and simply patch their entrance
means there will be thousands of rotting bees
inside your wall. The honey will attract insects
for years to come with potentially devastating
damage to your home’s interior structure. Call
Florida Bee Removal for a proper job.

*Africanized
bees behavior is thought to be aggressive by many,
however the africanized bee behavior is actually
defensive. They react to invasion of their
environment and defend themselves when necessary.
Attacks occur when people are too close to a
nesting colony of africanized honey bees. They do
not sit around and plot attacks on humans.
Let Florida Bee Removal take care of your bee
issue before they colonize on your property.

*In Florida, the number of registered beekeepers
has grown significantly. This is believed to
be attributed to a 2012 State law that took away
the power of local municipalities to decide
whether bees could be kept in residential areas.
This will ultimately lead to more calls for bee
removal services, as urban area beekeeping
activities increase so will the bee swarms which
is a natural means of reproduction of honeybee
colonies.

*When
a honey bee stings, it leaves the stinger as well
as the pheromone in its victims skin.
Typically, honey bees only sting when they feel
the bee hive is threatened.

*Did you know there are more than 300 types of
honey in the U.S.? The flavor of the honey
differs based on the nectar source visited by the
bee.

*
The african honeybee sting is no worse than other
bees, but it is much more agressive with a
tendency to send much more attackers when a threat
presents. Did you know the africanized
honeybee is less desirable as a commercial
honeybee? This is because they produce less
honey and have a habit of leaving the hive to
pursue a threat. None the less, Florida Bee
Removal attempts to perform live bee removal
whenever possible.

Are yellow jackets bees?

Many customers call in daily with
what they have identified as a bee problem.
This couldn't bee farther from the truth! We
soon find out they have actually got a yellow jacket
problem. Yellow jackets are mistakenly called
bees because they look very much the same when
flying around your yard, but they are really wasps.
The yellow jackets' closest relative is the hornet.
Unlike the honey bee, the yellow jacket does not
have hair on its body for carrying pollen like the
bee does.

Dont dislike the yellow jacket
yet....did you know they are a natural form of pest
control? Yellow jackets actually feed on other
insects such as caterpillars and flies.
Farmers place yellow jacket nests near the food
crops to be used as biological control agents in
corn, cotton and tobacco crops.

Call
now for all of your bee issues!

CITUS
GREENING (Huanglongbing---HLB) WHATITPORTENDS FOR
HONEY PRODUCTION
AND BEE POLLINATION IN FLORIDA

ANALYSIS BY: RAYMOND MILLS-BEE KEEPERBS USF

HLB
IS A BACTERIAL DISEASE, CARRIED BY A SMALL INSECT (
Asian Citrus Psyllid ) . IT CAUSES DEFORMED AND
UNPALATABLE FRUIT IN CITRUS TREES, A CHIEF SOURCE OF
NECTAR AND POLLEN FOR HONEY BEES. ONCE A TREE HAS
BEEN INFECTED, DEATH IS ASSURED WITHIN A FEW YEARS.
SINCE THIS DISEASE PRESENTS AN EMINENT THREAT TO
BOTH CITRUS AND ITS BEE VISITORS, PESTICIDES HAVE
BEEN DEVELOPED FOR CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF HLB.

POLK AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES HAVE LONG BEEN
LEADING PRODUCTION REGIONS OF CITRUS WHERE BEE
KEEPERS HAVE TRADITIONALLY PLACED THOUSANDS OF BEE
HIVESAND
PRODUCED TONS OF DELECTABLE ORANGE BLOSSOM HONEY.
BEE HIVES ARE ALREADY PRESENT, IN LARGE NUMBERS,
ALONG THE HIGHLAND RIDGE, WHICH ORNATES SUCH CITIES
AS: LAKE ALFRED, HAINES CITY, DAVENPORT, WINTER
HAVEN, AND LAKE
WALES.BESIDES
LARGE GROVES, RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE ALSO IN THE WAKE
OF THIS THREAT TO CITRUS AND BEE POLINATORS.

THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES, BOTH TO SOIL
AND FOLIAGE, PRESENTS A DANGER TO BEE POLLINATORS
AND THE BEE HIVES TO WHICH THEY MAY TRANSPORT
TOXINS. TO LESSEN THE PROBABILITY OF BEE DEATHS,
PESTICIDES SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED JUST PRIOR TO OR
DURING BLOOMING. REMOVAL OF AFFECTED TREES AND
REMOVAL OF BEE HIVES, FROM HLB-INFECTED AREAS SHOULD
BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.

HLB IS A MORE SERIOUS THREAT THAN PREVIOUS
PATHOGENICINFECTIONS,
SUCH AS: CITRUS CANKER. WITH THIS NEW THREAT,
INCREASED HONEY BEE LOSSES CAN BEE ANTICIPATED UNTIL
A CONTROL CAN BE FOUND AND POSSIBLE REMOVAL OF ITS
SEVEREEFFECTS.

In
February 2017, a news
story about a swarm of bees washing up on the
beach. I have to say that doesn't happen
every day. Florida Bee Removal performs live
bee removal every chance we can, as we give them
to local bee keepers.

A
swarm
of bees killed a dog and 3 of its puppies.
A resident was stung by the bees just weeks
before. Had the resident called a bee
removal service early on, chances are the dogs
lives could have been spared. Once initially
disturbed, africanized bees stay agitated for
quite some time.

A
bee removal service had to respond to Miami, FL
for a swarm
of bees on an airplane wing.
Fortunately, airports quite frequently have to
deal with bee swarms and have a bee removal
service on retainer, as these types of incidents
delay customers.